vineri, 3 martie 2017

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Civilians fleeing ISIS in Mosul are being treated for chemical weapon agents

Business Insider UK

Mar 3, 2017

The number of civilians escaping the fighting in Mosul has increased
significantly as battles intensify between U.S.-backed Iraqi forces and
Islamic State militants, and some have been exposed to chemical agents,
the Red Cross said on Friday. Iraqi armed forces meanwhile said they had
captured another district as they push towards the densely packed old
city center where the fighting is expected to become tougher. The United
States has warned that Islamic State could use weapons containing
sulfur mustard agents to repel the offensive on the northern Iraqi city.
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Chinese Military Officers Crash US Air Force Conference in Florida

Three
People’s Liberation Army Air Force officers crashed an U.S. Air Force
conference here this week, raising eyebrows from military officers and
defense executives alike. A senior U.S. military official and two
defense executives confirmed the presence of the Chinese officers who
were in uniform Thursday but in plain clothes Friday. While no
classified information is on display, defense firms oftentimes show off
their latest prototypes and most advanced military equipment. This year,
Boeing featured a new helicopter it wants the Air Force to buy to guard
its nuclear missile fields, Northrop Grumman had a model of a new ICBM,
and Lockheed Martin and Raytheon showed off models of new
aircraft missiles.

Defense One

Trump Tower fire: Blaze breaks out in Donald Trump's New York City hotel

An
investigation has been launched into a fire which broke out at Trump
Tower. The blaze was reported at US President Donald Trump's luxury New
York hotel at 4.30am local time (9.30am GMT). Several fire trucks were
seen outside the building on Friday morning.

Evening Standard

US to suspend fast processing of H-1B visas for high-skilled workers

In
a press released posted this evening to the US Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) website, the Trump administration said it
was instituting a temporary suspension of what is known as premium
processing for H-1B visa petitions. The change is slated to take effect
on April 3rd, 2017 for all H-1B petitions, and it may last up to six
months. For Silicon Valley companies, many of which employ large numbers
of H-1B holders, this move could signal that waiting times for approval
may get much longer.

The
European Parliament voted to suspend visa-free travel for US citizens
to the economic and political bloc on Thursday (2 March), in a move that
is expected to put more pressure on the European Commission to resolve
the tourism row. The dispute first erupted in 2014 when the Commission
was informed that five countries, including Australia, Canada and the
US, were not meeting their obligations towards the EU with the
reciprocity of visa-free travel. The EU Parliament's Civil Liberties
Committee said that the Commission should have acted within 24 months of
the notification and suspend the visa agreement for 12 months.